Traffic-signaling apparatus for street crossings



M 1 1924. K J. W. BRENKERT TRAFFIC SIGNALING APPARATUS FOR STREET CROSSINGS Filed Dec. 17 1923 gnuan foz JOSEPH VL/BEE/VKEEZ' (him may;

Patented July 1, 1924.

JOSEPH W. BREN'KERT, OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.

TRAFFIC-SIGNALING APPARATUS FOR STREET CROSSINGS.

Application'filed December 17, 1923. Serial No. 681,137.

To all whom it may concern:

jects of my invent-ion are: First, to provide such a signaling apparatus to be 0perated by a traffic officer for indicating the direction the traflic is to take at street crossings; Second, to provide an apparatus of this class in which the g0 and stop indicating members may be shifted out of the way or dropped when the officer in charge of the traffic is required to leave his post; Third, to provide an apparatus of this class in which the g0 and stop indicating members may be easily and quickly locked in their signaling positions or in certain outof-the-way or dropped positions; Fourth, to

provide such an apparatus which may be either operated by hand or by foot and one which may be easily removed from the street crossing; Fifth, toprovide as a whole a novelly constructed traific signaling apparatus, and Sixth,-to provide an apparatus of this class which is very simple and economical of construction, durable, easy to operate and which will not readily deteriorate or get out of order.

With these and other objects in view, as will appear hereinafter, my invention con sists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts and portions, as will be hereinafter described in detail and particularly set forth in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the characters of reference thereon, which form a part of this application, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of my traffic signaling apparatus showing certain parts and portions thereof broken away and in section to facilitate the illustration, and also showing the shifted or dropped. positions of certain members by dotted lines; Fig. 2 is another sideelevational view thereof taken at a right angle to that of Fig. 1, also showing by dotted lines certain members thereof in a shifted or dropped position, and Fig. 3 is an enlarged, fragmentary, sectional view of a portion of the apparatus with the section taken through 33 of Fig. 2, showing certain parts and portions thereof in elevation to facilitate the illustration.

Like characters of reference refer to similar parts and portions throughout the several views of the drawings.

The base member 1, revoluble support 2, i i

signaling plate supporting arms 3 and 4, bolts 5, signaling plate members 6 and 7, rivets 8, latch members 9 and 10, operating lever 11, shaft 12, foot pedal member 13, and gears 14 and 15, constitute the principal parts and portions of my traiiic signaling apparatus.

The base member 1 of my apparatus is preferably of such a weight that the signaling device cannot easily be displaced, knocked down or blown over, and consists of a base portion 1 and an upwardly extend; ing column portion 1*. At the upper end of the column portion 1 is supported and rotatably mounted the support 2, which we tends upwardly therefrom. Near the middle portion of the support 2 and near the lower end thereof are pivotally mounted the signal plate supporting arms 3 and 4, respectively. Said arms 3 and 4 are provided at their pivotal ends with bifurcated portions, which straddle the support 2 and are secured thereto by means of bolts 5 eX- tending through the bifurcated portions of said arms. It will be here noted that the axes of the pivotal mountings of the arms 3 and 4 are positioned at a right angle relatively to each other. Signal members 6 and 7, consisting of thin plates, are respectively secured to the inner sides of the arms 3 and 4 by means of rivets 8, thus positioning said plates at a right angle to each other, The plate 6 is provided on both sides with the word Go, while the plate 7 is provided on both sides with the word Stop, Near the upper end of the support 2 and below the pivotal mounting of the arm 3 are pivotally mounted the latch members 9, respectively on the same side of the support as the arms 3 and 4. Said latch members are adapted to engage and hold the free ends of said arms when the same are shifted to an upright or signaling position, as shown in the drawings. on the normally outer sides of and near the pivotal ends of the arms 3 and 4 are pivotally mounted other latch members 10, which are adapted to engage outwardly extending lugs 2 and 2 of the support 2, when said arms and signaling plates are in a dropped or a downwardly shifted position, as shown by dotted lines in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings. The support 2 is provided with an outwardly eX- tending arm or lever 11 so that the support may be easily rotated by the person in charge of the traffic. Said support is also preferably provided'with a downwardly eX- tending shaft 12, which is revolubly mounted within the column portion of the base member 1 and which is preferably connected at its lower end with a suitable foot operating means. Said foot operating means consists preferably of a centrally weighted foot pedal member 13 pivotally mounted at its middle portion on the base member 1, and is connected at its inner end, extending through the base member, with the lower end of the shaft 1 by means of bevel gears 14: and 15, the former being preferably larger than the latter. The foot pedal member 13 is provided with downwardly extend ing lugs 13 which are adapted to engage a web of the base portion of the base member to limit the movement of the foot pedal member and, therefore, the shifting of the signaling members. Said foot pedal is also preferably provided at its middle with an upwardly extending weighted portion 13", which substantially holds the apparatus in certain shifted positions.

It is obvious from this construction, as illustrated in the drawings and described in the foregoing specification, that there is provided a traiiic signaling apparatus for street crossings as aimed at and set forth in the objects of the invention, and though I have shown and described a particular construction, combination and arrangement of parts and portions, I do not wish to be limited to this particular construction, combination and arrangement, but desire to include in the scope of my invention the construction, combination and arrangement substantially as set forth in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A trafi'ic signaling apparatus, including a base "'i'n'ember, a support shiftably mounted thereon, traffic signaling members shiftably mounted on said support, and latch means in connection with said support and said signaling members for secur ing the latter in certain signaling and shifted positions.

:2. A traffic signaling apparatus, including a base member, a support rotatably mounted thereon, traffic signaling members pivotally mounted on said support, latch means in connection with said support and said signaling members for securing the latter in certain signaling and shifted posltions, and means for rotating said support.

3 A trafic signaling apparatus,including a base member, a support rotatably mounted thereon, traflic signaling members pivotally mounted on said support, latch means in connection with said support and said signaling members for securing the latter in certain signaling and shifted positions, means for rotating said support, and stop means in connection with said base mem her for limiting the rotation of said support.

l. A tratlic signaling apparatus, including a base member, a support shiftably mounted thereon, traffic signaling members shiftably mounted at a right angle to each other on said support, and latch means in connection with said support and said signaling members for securing the latter in signaling and in certain shifted positions.

5. A trafiic signaling apparatus, including a base member, a support rotatably mounted thereon, trafiic signaling members pivotally mounted at a right angle to each other on said support, latch means in connection with said support and said signaling members for securing the latter in signaling and in certain downwardly shifted positions, and means for rotating said support.

6. A traliic signaling apparatus, including a base member, a support rotatably mounted thereon, traffic signaling members pivotally mounted at a right angle to each other on said support, latch means in connection with said support and said signaling members for securing the latter in signaling and in certain downwardly shifted positions, means for rotating said support, and stop means in connection with said base member for limiting the rotation of said support.

7. A trafiic signaling apparatus, including a base member, a support rotatably mounted thereon, traliic signaling members pivotally mounted on said support, and hand and foot lever means for rotating said support.

8. Atraftic signaling apparatus, includa base member, a support rotatably mounted thereon, traflic signaling members pivotally mounted on said support, hand and foot lever means for rotating said support, and stop means in connection with said base member for limiting the rotation of said support.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at San Diego, California, this 11th day of December, 1923.

JOSEPH W. BRENKERT. 

